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Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,496 ratings — published 2010
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Too Many Tamales Too Many Tamales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 4,948 ratings — published 1993
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A Place at the Table A Place at the Table (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,522 ratings — published 2020
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Your Name Is a Song Your Name Is a Song (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.54 — 2,332 ratings — published 2020
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Suki's Kimono Suki's Kimono (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,146 ratings — published 2003
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The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 1,127 ratings — published 2020
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Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 328 ratings — published 2018
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¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,192 ratings — published 2019
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Under My Hijab Under My Hijab (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,693 ratings — published 2019
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There There There There (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 233,153 ratings — published 2018
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Dreamers Dreamers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 7,131 ratings — published 2018
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Illegal: A Graphic Novel Illegal: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 10,411 ratings — published 2017
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Amal Unbound Amal Unbound (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 19,037 ratings — published 2018
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Festival of Colors Festival of Colors (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,425 ratings — published 2018
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The Field The Field (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 703 ratings — published
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Lost and Found Cat : The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey Lost and Found Cat : The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 962 ratings — published 2017
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,791,742 ratings — published 2007
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Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity) Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity)
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avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2011
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The Gift of the Great Buffalo The Gift of the Great Buffalo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 249 ratings — published
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You Are Here: Connecting Flights You Are Here: Connecting Flights (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 2,413 ratings — published 2023
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Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 4,804 ratings — published 2024
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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.76 — 502 ratings — published 2017
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Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2,632 ratings — published 2025
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 35,738 ratings — published 2020
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Prevail Until the Bitter End: Germans in the Waning Years of World War II Prevail Until the Bitter End: Germans in the Waning Years of World War II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 54 ratings — published 2021
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 115,433 ratings — published 2023
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A Book of Days A Book of Days (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 4,436 ratings — published 2022
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Lakota Woman Lakota Woman (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 8,937 ratings — published 1990
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Signs of Life Signs of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 61 ratings — published
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Amma Amma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,030 ratings — published 2024
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Pet Pet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 12,027 ratings — published 2023
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The Bone People The Bone People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 24,445 ratings — published 1984
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Chappy Chappy (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 834 ratings — published 2015
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My Detachment: A Memoir My Detachment: A Memoir (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 820 ratings — published 2005
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Never Look Back Never Look Back (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,674 ratings — published 2020
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Being Home Being Home (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 709 ratings — published
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The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 95 ratings — published 1969
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Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000 Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 87 ratings — published 2023
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German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie: Making Sense of the Nazi Past during the Civil Rights Era German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie: Making Sense of the Nazi Past during the Civil Rights Era (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 38 ratings — published 2015
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The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 3,767 ratings — published 2025
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After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published
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Cooking the Israeli Way: To Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) Cooking the Israeli Way: To Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)
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avg rating 3.26 — 23 ratings — published 1986
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Bede and the Beginnings of English Racism (Studia Traditionis Theologiae, 49) Bede and the Beginnings of English Racism (Studia Traditionis Theologiae, 49)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Charlotte Forten, Free Black Teacher Charlotte Forten, Free Black Teacher (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1971
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Daniel O'Rourke: An Irish Tale Daniel O'Rourke: An Irish Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 61 ratings — published 1986
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The Girl with a Brave Heart The Girl with a Brave Heart (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 245 ratings — published 2013
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Insight Guides Iceland Insight Guides Iceland (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 122 ratings — published 2014
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Casablanca's Conscience Casablanca's Conscience (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,972,514 ratings — published 1818
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The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 166 ratings — published 2024
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“King not only encouraged church members to become registered voters and NAACP leaders but also to see the Southern Jim Crow system as part of a passing global order of colonialism and imperialism.”
Troy Jackson, Becoming King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Making of a National Leader

Okey Ndibe
“Americans can't stand any stranger looking them in the face. They take it as an insult. It's something they don't forgive. And every American carries a gun. If they catch you, a stranger, looking them in the face, they will shoot.”
Okey Ndibe, Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American

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